1. (noun) earthworm.

1. (loan) (personal name) Stock (surname).

1. (noun) mason worm, Thelepus spectabillis - forms a protective tunnel or case to which fragments of shell and sand are attached. Found partly buried in shell sand and under stones in rock pools at low tide.

1. (noun) thorny worm, Glycera americana - a large slender species found in mud at low tide. Sometimes grows to 600 mm.

1. (noun) spiny tubeworm, Pomatoceros caeruleus - forms coral-like masses up tp 900 mm in diameter, Strong shelly individual tubes are irregular, prominently rodged and with a spiny projection overhanging the round aperture. Worms are 20-30 mm long and occupy the outer end of their tubes. Found in isolated tubes cemented to rocks and in colonies.

1. a sort of death-watch, said to live in the thatch of houses, never see, but if heard regarded as an aituā' it is also called toke-whenua.